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This is part two of a two-part series on choreographer Douglas Dunn and playwright Jim Neu. This program features additional excerpts from a performance of "Aerobia" which was recorded at P.S. 122 in New York City in November, 2001. Douglas Dunn is one of New York's most acclaimed choreographers. A former member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Dunn has led his own company for the past 25 years. Jim Neu is one of New York theater's best kept...
3) Alien Empire
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English
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This series explores insect behavior and society. The fourth episode investigates how they thrive in diverse habitats from the open ocean to the harshest deserts, from freezing mountain-tops to a 2,000 degree blast furnace.
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Series
Max Disaster volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Max's secret collection of random thoughts about school, family breakups, and the power of Alien Eraser.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.
Pub. Date
[2005], c2003
Language
English
Description
What were Alice Walker's motivations in writing "Everyday Use"? In this program, the author discusses her short story with her official biographer, Evelyn C. White. Over the course of the interview, Walker talks about the autobiographical aspects of the story, the significance of quilting to African-American women, the perception of class differences, and the important life lessons she wished to explore.
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her--along with the alien queen inside her--hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrected Ripley is full of surprises for her "creators," as are the aliens. And soon, a lot more than "all hell" breaks loose! To combat the creatures, Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers, including a...
11) Alison's zinnia
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Pub. Date
1996.
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English
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Alison acquired an amaryllis for Beryl who bought a begonia for Crystal--and so on through the alphabet, as full-page illustrations are presented of each flower.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Scrub isn't happy about leaving Florida and his friends to summer with his crazy grandmother in "Middle-of-Nowhere," Washington. Arriving at her Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast, he isn't surprised by its the-60's-meets-Star-Wars decor, but he is surprised by the weird-looking guests. It turns out that each room in the inn is an off-earth portal and his grandma the gate-keeper, allowing aliens to vacation on Earth.
Author
Series
Alice-Miranda books volume 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"There's loads of drama in store for Alice-Miranda and her friends at boarding school"--
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
When Alita awakens with no memory in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman. Ido also tries to shield Alita from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she...
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Alice is a bored schoolgirl who yearns for a more exciting life. Things get "curiouser and curiouser" after she follows the frantic White Rabbit down the rabbit hole and has a series of surreal misadventures in the madcap world of Wonderland, where "nothing's impossible." In Wonderland, Alice meets extraordinary characters such as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat.
Author
Series
Rainbow magic. Sports fairies volume 6
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
It is an exciting time in Fairyland. Everyone is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics! But Jack Frost's goblins have stolen the Sports Fairies' magic objects. Now they're threatening to take over the whole competition. The Tippington Tennis club is swarming with goblins. If Rachel and Kirsty don't snag Alice's magic racket, the goblins are going to win -- game, set, and match!
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